Space sentinels track desertification on Mediterranean shores
... topsoil that has taken centuries to accumulate is blown or washed away, further reducing the biological productivity of the land until finally it becomes useless. The Worldwatch Institute estimates the Earth's landmasses lose up to 24 thousand million tonnes of topsoil annually. "In the case of Turkey, o...Post-traumatic stress disorder increases in children with extended ICU stays after cardiac surgery
...ressive that roughly 1 in 10 children develop full blown post-traumatic stress disorder after undergoing heart surgery. The only factor we found that seemed to correlate with PTSD was a stay of more than 48 hours in the ICU, which is really not very long. Presently, we don't know what factors in the ICU mi...New weapon may help flush stealth stashes of HIV in cells
... many years without their HIV developing into full blown AIDS. All participants also had low levels of viremia present in their systems upon entering the trial. Some had never been on HAART therapy, while others took HAART and Peptide T simultaneously during the 32 week-long trial. At the conclusion, ov...Cotton clothes carry fungal spores into hospitals
...lso tested how readily the spores remain on or are blown off the fabrics in an airflow chamber. They found that fiber surface morphology, that is the physical structure of the fiber, is the most important factor in how well the fabric retains and releases spores. Other important factors are moisture con...Expert calls for common sense, science in national response to medicinal herbs
...nefits. Still another is that the news media have blown stories about negative drug reactions involving herbs out of proportion to reality because "negative stories sell newspapers." Too often journalists, physicians and scientists have been unaware of -- or disregarded -- the scientifically valid clinica...New theory of epilepsy could lead to treatment for patients
...tart firing in unison -which often leads to a full blown seizure. One of the most important findings in this research, says neurosurgeon RobertWorth, is that "it explains why the seizures come and go." According to thestudy, normal brain tissue is only "recruited" to behave abnormally when neuralcommuni...First Drug Shown Effective For Treating Chronic Forms Of Major Depression
...ely high likelihood of relapse and developing full blown episodesof depression. Improvements in work productivity and psychosocial behaviorare lost. It is important to stay on treatments." The research does not suggest that depressed patients be treated onlywith drugs, Keller said....